The voters were told to not consider this a mandate on a coach's legacy. The idea was to come up with a list of the best coaches based on recent results. So Boeheim's 948 career victories would carry little weight, but his team's recent successes, including a run to the 2013 Final Four would be factored in.

Some of the coaches placed ahead of Boeheim included Arizona's Sean Miller, who has never been to a Final Four, and Wisconsin's Bo Ryan, who has taken the Badgers to just one Final Four.

In fact, Boeheim has a 31-21 record against the coaches who were ranked ahead of him.